Testechiniscus

Testechiniscus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Reinhardt Kristensen in 1987.

Testechiniscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Testechiniscus
Kristensen, 1987

Species

The genus includes four species:[1]

  • Testechiniscus laterculus (Schuster, Grigarick & Toftner, 1980)
  • Testechiniscus macronyx (Richters, 1907)
  • Testechiniscus meridionalis (Murray, 1906)
  • Testechiniscus spitsbergensis (Scourfield, 1897)

References
  1. Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

Further reading
  • Kristensen, 1987 : Generic revision of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada), with a discussion of the origin of the family. Collana U.Z.I. Selected Symposia and Monographs, no. 1, p. 261-335.
  • Nomenclator Zoologicus info

Data related to Testechiniscus at Wikispecies


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